Sea Horse Douluo was the first to lose his patience.
That evening, the guardians of the Seven Sacred Pillars gathered in a side hall of the Sea God Temple. Sea Horse Douluo leaned back in his chair and lowered his voice. "Has Lord Su Mo forgotten why he came to Sea God Island? It's been so long, yet he spends every day taking Miss Xiao Wu around to have fun."
Sea Illusion Douluo leaned against the window and smiled. "I don't think there's any need to rush. Someone at Lord Su Mo's level probably develops Soul Skills differently from us. Perhaps he's already working everything out in his head."
Sea Witch tilted her head. "But I see him taking Miss Xiao Wu everywhere to play every day. Yesterday, they spent an entire afternoon picking up shells by the coral reef. No matter how I look at it, he doesn't seem to be deriving any cultivation method."
Sea Spear Douluo frowned. "The High Priest trusts him so much. If he keeps being this leisurely..."
"What are you so anxious about?" Sea Dragon Douluo rose to his feet, his voice deep and steady as the ocean. "I've fought Su Mo head-on before. He isn't the sort to take something and fail to deliver. If you employ someone, do not doubt him; if you doubt someone, do not employ him. The High Priest trusts him, so I trust him." With that, he strode out of the side hall.
Meanwhile, atop the Sea God Temple.
Bo Saixi stood by the railing, gazing at the sea beneath the setting sun.
Su Mo and Xiao Wu sat on a reef, fishing. Xiao Wu's rod was bent into an arc as she frantically reeled in the line, while Su Mo stood beside her, smiling as he helped